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A 3rd sloka is quoted in p. 339, Triennial Catalogue of MSS. of the Madras Library, Vol. I, Part I, Sanskrit A.
For descriptions of Astasloki, see pp. 284, 289 and 301 of the same catalogue.
For another commentary to the same work, see p. 4 of the same.
The author of the text is a well-known teacher of the school of Rāmānuja and two works by him are known, namely, Srigunaratnakosa and Srirangarājastava.
He seems to have been a priest of Ranganātha Temple.
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Substance, country-made paper, 10x4 inches. Folia, 7. Lines, 7 on a page. Extent in slokas, 100. Character, modern Nagara. Appearance, fresh. Complete.
Called Ācāryopadeśa by the last owner of the manuscript, on the obverse of the 1st leaf. It is a Vaişņava work, holding Sri Krşņa to be the means to salvation.
Beginning :
श्रीमते रामानुजाय नमः ॥
देहात्माभिमानोऽसह्य इति श्रीराममिश्रः परमाचार्यस्य द्वयोपदेशानन्तरं तस्मिन् मम कर्त्तव्यं किमिति पृच्छति पिरोधिनः पञ्चाशच्च परिहरन् वर्तथा इत्यवोचत् । ते के इति चेत्, स्वर्गस्य संसारो विरोधी आत्मानुभवस्य स्वर्गानुभवो विरोधी भगवदनुभयस्य आत्मानुभवो विरोधी etc. etc.
2B,
अनाप्तविरोधि समर्पणविरोधि जपविरोधि आराधनविरोधि पतित्वविरोधि वजनीयविरोधि अवर्जनीयविरोधि—इति पञ्चाशत, तत्र उपायविरोधि नाम भगवद्वयतिरिक्त उपायत्वानुसन्धानं, एतेन प्रसन्नः सन्
